James Clark

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Alfred James Clark, 81, of Rolling Meadows, a former longtime resident of Palatine, died Friday in Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview. Mr. Clark worked as a mechanical design engineer at Motorola Inc. in Schaumburg. "He was a giving and joyful person," said his daughter Jean Goben. Other survivors include his wife of 60 years, Gladys; two sons, Robert and George; a daughter, Gail Ray; two sisters, Florence McGilvra and Margaret Jensen; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Meadows Funeral Home, 3615 Kirchoff Rd., Rolling Meadows.

James Clark Stephenson, 73, who sold antique clocks, ship models and furniture in the Merchandise Mart for 30 years, died of leukemia Monday, July 15, in his Lake Geneva, Wis., home. Mr. Stephenson traveled to far-flung locales in search of antiques to restore. And in the Stephenson Showroom "he set up little home vignettes and created in every corner a warm room," said his wife, Joan Ehret Stephenson. "Decorators from everywhere came to see his creations." Born in Maywood, Mr. Stephenson graduated from Purdue University in 1951 with a mechanical engineering degree.

Michael James Clarke, 70, of Palatine, a retired truck driver, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Wednesday, Nov. 21, in North Chicago VA Medical Center. Born in Chicago, Mr. Clarke served more than three years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served aboard the destroyer USS Potter as a signalman, operating a spotlight to transmit messages using Morse code. After his military service, Mr. Clarke returned to Chicago where he reared his children on the Northwest Side.

James W. Clark, 56, of Roselle, a gas station cashier, died Saturday in Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. He is survived by three sons, Richard, Michael and James; two daughters, Nora Burns and Kelly; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Humes Funeral Home, 320 W. Lake St., Addison. Services will be held in the chapel at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

James P. Clark, age 96. Longtime Olympia Fields resident. An awarded pioneer in the Trucking Industry, he had been the owner of Clark Transport. Husband for 68 years of the late Cecelia, nee Brennan; father ofAndrew (Sandra), John L. (Nancy), Mary Ann (Dennis) Duffy, Michael (Christine) Clark, Diane (Joseph) Maielli, Arthur (Diane) and Mark (Cheryl); grandfather of 31; great-grandfather of 62; brother of Eugene and Sam Clark and the late Esther Patterson and Harold Clark.

Oak Brook village officials Tuesday announced the appointment of a new fire chief and the hiring of two police officers. Robert D. Neilsen, 44, will replace Fire Chief James Clark, who retires March 1. Neilsen, who joined the Fire Department in 1970, will be paid $45,000 annually. Mary Jo Nugent, 26, and Jeffrey Weber, 27, joined the Police Department as patrol officers.